at a time where deficit has been cut in half, it allows us to meet our obligations to future generations without leaving them a mountain of debt. >> republicans including john boehner called his budget the most irresponsible yet. they believe this is a campaign move that includes a whole host of issues that democrats like to campaign on on this midterm election year. this budget and the eyes of republicans and some democrats -- they are going to make some big changes. with the president has put the paper will change pretty quickly. >> thank you very much, peter cook. let's move on to media. the big story today was the entertainment network epix is joining the time warner cable family. it will be launched nationally on march 18. joining us to talk about this deal is the president and chief executive of epix, mark greenberg. also with us is jon erlichman. start usonder if you off by explaining what exactly this agreement means. has over 12er cable a half-million homes that they have access to. epix is a premium service similar to hbo or showtime or we have uncut, unedited movies. blockbust